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San Antonio Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006329
MRDS ID BL20326
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.71166, -19.8237 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 9.5 KM N30W OF LA LAVA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • 30 HA CONCESSION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Rock unit name Kari Kari
    Rock description Kari Kari
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.71166, -19.8237
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-S Anticline; Kari Kari Caldera
Type of structure Local
Structure description Veins Displaced By Post-Ore Faulting

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 W
    Dip 30 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Humberto Calvimontes

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLE AND POSSIBLE RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 150M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIVERA, M., AND OTHERS, 1975, PROGRAMA INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RIVERA AND OTHERS (1975)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO PARALLEL VEINS 0.70 TO 1.0 M WIDE
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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